Windshield



` April 7, 192s.

A. B. MUELLER Y WINDSHIELD Filedsept. e. 1921 @Zbw 77ZczeZZw" yty/fg/Mffgi Apr. 7, 1925.

Silhild ALBERT B.

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Carcano, ILLINOIS.

WINDSHIELD.

Application filed September 9V, 1921. Serial No. 499,524.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that ALennT B. MUELLER, citizen ot the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ot Illinois, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vlindshields, ot whichthe following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to wind shields employed in automobiles andparticularly to those wind shields that are made up or main andsupplemental shields, the latter `being commonly termed wind shieldwings.

My invention has for its object the provision of an improved assemblingstructure for coupling the supplemental Vwind shields with the frames ofmain wind shields.

In carrying out my invention a carrier is provided for each supplementalwind shield, this carrier being coupled with one side oi thecorresponding main wind shield trame. Clamps are provided upon thecarrier that grip opposite sides of the supplemental shield, each clampcomprising a back portion upon one side of the supplemental shield, amember upon the other side of the supplemental shield and in hingedconnection with said back portion, and means for forcing the hingedmember toward the supplemental shield.

lfn the preferred embodiment of the invention ears are connected withthe back portion oit each clamp, the back portion being upon one side ofthe supplemental shield and the ears being upon the other side of thesupplemental shield. A member is in hinged connection with said ears,there being a screw in threaded connection with the outer portion of thehinged member and, when turned, engaging said back portion to torce theinner portion of the hinged member toward the supplemental shield.

rihe back portion of' each clamp preterably has a threaded stem upon itthat passes through the supplemental shield carrier. A nut is upon eachthreaded stem, the carrier -tor the supplemental shield having portionsinterposed between said nuts and the clamp body portions.

l will explain my invention more fully by reference to the accompanyingdrawing showing the preferred embodiment thereot1 and in which Fig. 1 isa view in elevation illustrating a portion of a main wind shield and asupplemental shield assembled therewith; Fig. 2 is a perspective viewshowing one oit the supplemental wind shield clamps; Fig. 3 is a view,in elevation, ot one of thel supplemental shield clamps, the threadedstem portion thereof being` shown in section as are also the adjacentparts of the supplemental shield carrier and the clamping nut upon thethreaded stem; Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the back portion ofone oit the clamps with the ears and threaded stem thereon, the hingedmember being removed; Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hinged member;and Fig. 6 is a View looking toward the stem side of the clamp.

Like parts are indicated by similar characters of reference throughoutthe different figures. l

I have shown a portion l of a transparent main wind shield which may beof any well known or suitable construction. Said shield is provided withany suitable form of frame of which a portion 2 is illustrated. The mainwind shield may be provided with two transparent side wings orsupplemental transparent wind shields 3. Each supplemental wind shieldis supported by a carrier 4 that is coupled with the adjacent side ofthe main wind shield frame by any suitable means such as the clampingdevices 5. The carrier 4 is preferably of U-iiorm, though it is not tobe limited to such shape. As illustrated, the ends thereof are providedwith caps 6 that are assembled in any suitable way with the carrier asby means of pins 7. Each end of the carrier 4 is assembled with thesupplemental shield 8 through the intermediation ot the clamps of myinvention. Each of such clamps comprises a back portion 8 upon one sideof thev corresponding supplemental shield 3, ears 9 connected with saidback portion and upon the other side of the corresponding supplementalshield 3, a member 10 interposed between the ears 9 and placed in hingedconnection therewith by means of a pintle 11 passing through openings l2in the ears 9 and the openings 13 in the hinged member l0, and aspreading device or devices, preferably in the form of screws 14, inthreaded connection with the outer portion of the corresponding hingedmember 10 and, when suitably turned, engaging the back portion to torcethe inner portion of such hinged member toward the supplemental shieldwhich is there v Clemed between this inner iortion Il L l Y 1 or thehinged member end the been portion upon which this member is hinged.vhnnns are nelerzibl f mele oi metal and l are other suitable packing l5that directly embraces the adjacent portion ott' the snplilementalshield and prevents the shield troni being` broken is a consequence ofthe clamp' sponding-stem 16 and `which projects ont-y Werdly beyond andis Carried by the clamp portion l?.

llntho type oitl suppieniental Wind shield shown VtheV bottoniedge'thereoi". is substantially horizonte-l und the top edge slopesinwardly and on this account thevthrended stom .L5 ofthe upper clamp iset zin obtuse' e to the balance ot this ehunp so as to 1 1 0C ill rightain'les to me Clamp Carrying it.

The bodily posltlon of the'suppleniental shield may be determined byswinging its Carrier upon 'the frame of the main shield. Thesupplemental 'shield'meybe turnednpon 'E he therefore desirebly linedwith riibber angiiinent ifith the threzuledsteni of' the bottom enunp,this letter' stem'bemg at' po nlerlyde'seribed the preferred embodimentmy invention I do not w to be limited to the precise details of connotion ehozz'r ne Changes may readily be nando parting from vthev spiritoi' hating thus described my invention i a as new and desire to secureby Le ont the ffollowing rlhe Combinationv with i tiaiisoorent windshield `provided V1with a Ae; sup'ilementai'transparent wi Ad shield pvided Yfith a 'carrier that le Confed n' one side of the-'main Windshiell frame: 55 clamps upon said carrier that grip opposwV sides 'ofthe supplemental shield, eacfh'elnnip oon'iprising e beek portion uponone side oi' the supplemental' shield,' eers eoi'lnee'ed with seid backportion and upon the other Side G0 of the supplemental' shield,l emember in hinge conneotion'nf'ith said ears', und o Screw in thretdedConnection with'the outer portion of seid hinged member and, whenturned; engzwing sai d back portion to force 65 the in n'erv nortion ofthe hinged member towerdlthe Supplemental shield; a threaded stem uponthe bueh portion of each elfnnp and passing' through the Carrier "forthe supplei'nentel shield; and e nut upon enel; clamp steim' the Carrierfor the supplemental shield having portionsinterposed between seid nuts`nd'the Clamp body portions.

ln Witness Whereoi' I hereunto sulseribe my' name vthis 25th vdoy oiMay, A. D 192i..

ALBERT B. MUEALE.

